Boys prepare to play baseball in a ritual where a representative from each team wraps his hand around the bat just above the other team representative's hand. The boy whose hand covers the top of the bat will likely decide whether his team bats or...

Boys at YMCA camp, Camp Daniel Boone, Kentucky. Two men and fifteen boys pose in two rows in front of a tented building, the boys in front sitting. Four of the boys have sweatshirts with large "Y"'s on them. Most of the others, and the men, are...

Four boys stand in front of a log cabin beneath a sign reading "Creative Art for Rowan County Children / Sponsored by Morehead Kentucky Branch of the American Association of University Women and the P.T.A. Council." One of the boys carries a rifle,...

Two boys sit outside a cabin or barn on a mountain, playing mandolin and guitar. This is one of four different groups of musicians identified by Jean Thomas as "Wheelwright Boys," indicating that Wheelwright may refer to a location in Floyd County,...

Four boys stand in front of a sign reading "Creative Art for Rowan County Children / Sponsored by Morehead Kentucky Branch of the American Association of University Women and the P.T.A. Council." Two of the boys hold another sign reading "Rowan...

Woodblock prints of, from left to right starting at top: girl seated outdoors holding dog; man in overcoat and top hat facing man in shirtsleeves and vest holding axe; axe leaning against tree stump (sideways); man and boy on porch, with dog and...

This set of woodblock prints was reprinted in the 1980s. With the exception of the caged lion, the saddle, and the man wearing vest resting on log, holding axe, while boy carries sheaves of wheat, the images duplicate the earlier prints in this...

This set of woodblock prints was reprinted in the 1980s. The images duplicate the earlier prints in this collection. Woodblock prints of, from left to right starting at top left: boy wading into water; young man seated outdoors, with sailboat on...

Address: 301 York Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Five boys pose in front of the Louisville Free Public Library on York Street. They each have a bicycle with a headlight, horn, and water bottle. The boys are dressed in white shirts with ties, short...

Ed Howard and two other boys pose for a picture outside the Howard Mansion in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana on a snowy day. The boys are wearing costumes and the photographer's notes say "play boys in snow" suggesting that they may...

Two boys stand in front of iron hospital beds, while two other boys (one crying) can be seen on the beds, which are positioned outdoors under an awning. The children are likely at Stephenson orthopedic hospital in Ashland, Kentucky, being treated...

Shirtless boys in hospital beds set up under an outdoor awning watch as Jean Thomas observes one of the boys writing on a pad of paper. The boys are likely at Stephenson orthopedic hospital in Ashland, Kentucky, being treated by Dr. Arthur Shade...

Two shirtless boys sit up on iron hospital beds set up under an awning next to a brick building. The boys are likely at Stephenson orthopedic hospital in Ashland, Kentucky, being treated by Dr. Arthur Shade Jones, eastern head of the Kentucky...

Two shirtless boys sit in wheelchairs on the balcony of a brick building. One, with one cast on his leg, writes in a notepad. The other, with casts on both legs, watches. The boys are likely at Stephenson orthopedic hospital in Ashland, Kentucky,...

Two shirtless boys sit side by side in wheelchairs on the balcony of a brick building. Both have casts on both legs and are writing in notepads. The boys are likely at Stephenson orthopedic hospital in Ashland, Kentucky, being treated by Dr. Arthur...

Two shirtless boys sit side by side in wheelchairs on the balcony of a brick building. Both have casts on both legs and are writing in notepads. The boys are likely at Stephenson orthopedic hospital in Ashland, Kentucky, being treated by Dr. Arthur...